独立游戏场景中最好的部分之一是，它的精彩游戏通常比AAA标题少（性能）少。这使预算紧张的游戏玩家仍然可以拥有很棒的体验，而没有预算无限的预算并提前保存。

In this guide, we look at what it takes to build a PC for playing popular indie games!

不断增长的独立游戏场景

If I briefly think back to the 90’s, indie gaming was one of those things you didn’t see much about. Consoles were king, and that typically meant only games from medium-sized or large-sized studios saw wide availability. Small-team-produced titles and indie games were more rare, less profitable, and usually relegated to small spaces in your favourite gaming magazines.

Thankfully, for us and for the developers, the internet became far more widespread! Slowly but surely, digital distribution (especially through Steam and Xbox Live Arcade) opened up everyone to a big wide world of indie gaming. Early hits like Cave Story—and later creative puzzlers like Aquaria, Braid, and Limbo—legitimized indie development as a path toward smallscale, focused success. As a result, there are more and more choices for gamers. This has benefited all gamers, but especially those on a tighter budget who still want an awesome experience.

An Indie Gaming Shortlist

To create a build that will play a whole host of indie games, we need some specifications. Which means we’re going to have to pick some games that we want the build to play!

Here’s our shortlist for games we checked before deciding on a build:

• Super Meat Boy- 该游戏以其精确的控件而受到赞誉，旨在真正测试您的反射；但是它会测试您的PC吗？
• 星谷谷– Building up a farm that you inherited from your grandfather, what’s not to like? An immersive, laid-back experience for easy-going players—or a test of social and agricultural optimization for the min-maxers.
• 热线迈阿密- 对于迈阿密热线和热线迈阿密的热线2.伟大的自上而下的射击游戏，带有一个令人惊讶的复杂故事和著名的令人愉悦的配乐。
• Terraria– Wait, the 2D side-scrolling version of Minecraft?! Ah, my sweet summer child. There’s a good reason why this is就并发玩家而言，每天Steam的前20场比赛之一，，，，nearly a decade after it first released. Whether you’re looking for a creative building game or a co-op RPG, you really should give it a go!
• 请给我- 荣耀到Arstotzka！一个节奏较慢的游戏，是政治阴谋和差异差异难题的一部分；这是一个绝对的经典，实际上是自己的类型。
• Firewatch- 因其出色的声音代理工作而受到称赞，这是有充分理由的！由于其出色的环境图形，我们将此游戏放在这里。

We could go on and on, as there are great indie games being created all the time: Hollow Knight, Bastion, FTL, The Binding of Isaac, Spelunky, Shovel Knight, Enter the Gungeon, Spacechem, VVVVVV, Downwell, Risk of Rain, Dustforce, Undertale, Factorio, Into the Breach, Nuclear Throne, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. However, the selection in the list above gives us enough variation in graphics and genres to serve as a reasonable benchmark sample.

现在，您可能想知道为什么选择了这些游戏而不是像这样的游戏我的世界or方舟(甚至大工作室游戏技术上* * * *** indie due to being self-published, such asLeague of Legends，，，，dota 2，，，，andCS:GO)。嗯,这部分是因为一个游戏像柜a huge outlier with much higher performance needs than the vast majority of indie games. But it’s also because we already have in-depth guides for each of those games specifically, which you can see by clicking on their names in this paragraph. We’ll still be looking at being able to play some of those games too, just not going super deep into exact specification requirements!

The Specification Similarities

There are a few things which stand out when looking through the specifications of all these games. First, they are almost all CPU-bound. Your GPU and RAM aren’t super critical, so long as they match up with the CPU. Which is great, as it means only one expensive component!

现在，我确实说了almost所有人都束缚了CPU。至少在我们列表中的最大例外是Firewatch。得益于其花哨的3D环境，它非常有用。尽管GT 1030仍将在Ultra设置上以1080p的价格为您提供30 fps，但我们仍然会选择更好的东西，以使我们达到60 fps；这应该很好地映射到想要一台可以保证几乎任何给定的独立游戏中稳定性能的用户。这完全意味着（只是为了使其变得不错）我们需要一个具有不错的入门级专用GPU的双核CPU，同时确保系统保持平衡。

GAME	CPU	GPU	RAM
Super Meat Boy	1.4 GHz或更快（单核）	任何具有像素着色器3.0，顶点着色器3.0	1GB
星谷谷	2.0 GHz（单核）	256 MB视频记忆，着色器模型3.0+	2GB
热线迈阿密	1.4 GHz或更快（单核）	DirectX 8兼容，至少32MB内存	1GB
Terraria	3.0 GHz (dual core)	256mb Video Memory, capable of Shader Model 2.0+	4GB
请给我	1.5 GHz Core2Duo (dual core)	OpenGL 1.4 or better	2GB
Firewatch	2.0 GHz Intel I3（双核）	NVIDIA GEFORCE 450或更高，具有1GB的内存	6GB

Again, we’ve picked Firewatch as a higher-end indie game graphically. As a result of this, it also uses more RAM too. Yet, if you knew that you weren’t going to playany这样的游戏曾经，，，，then you could save yourself $90 on the build below and not buy a GPU at all. However, it is Terraria, with its procedurally generated sandbox nature, that ends up being a higher-end indie game computationally; that is, it actually has the highest CPU requirements of the group. As such, we’ve based the CPU requirements around it and gone from there.

好吧，设置了PC的参数。现在，让我们来了解我们的独立游戏构建的零件！

独立游戏PC构建

CPU:英特尔奔腾金G5400

还有谁忘记了这些小事情？咖啡湖阵容中的2核/4个读书婴儿（在大多数情况下）一旦您达到$ 100+

However, with it’s out-of-the-box 3.70 GHz base frequency, it does everything we need for the build. Yes, we could spend the extra $20-30 on a higher-performing CPU, yet we’re taking advantage of the single-core performance without any overclocking, which beats its more expensive counterparts.

GPU：MSI RX 560 Aero ITX 2G OC

Sitting under $100 comes “the little powerhouse that could” in the RX 560. This is one of the 1024 Stream Processors versions, as well as being an OC model. Again, we’re saving a good $40-50 over the more expensive GTX 1050 here, for only a small difference in performance.

RAM:G.Skill AEGIS 8GB DDR4 2133MHz

由于系统不需要一堆RAM，我们可以很高兴使用这款廉价的8GB棍子，如果我们想进一步升级，这仍然会让我们在主板中找到一个插槽。

HDD：Toshiba 1TB P300

With needing a little bit of storage for games, while keeping to a budget, we’ve gone for this excellently priced 1TB drive from Toshiba.

母板：GIGABYTE H310M A

一个廉价的主板，仍然具有足够的功能可供我们的构建，尤其是因为我们不必担心超频。我们在此构建中没有使用一些功能（例如M.2端口），但是如果您想在将来升级，则有很多选择。

PSU:Corsair CX450M 450W 80 Plus青铜

Our power needs for this system are low, so we can happily use a 450W PSU. This is a semi-modular power supply from Corsair, and it still has enough flexibility where we can save on build space by not using some cables.

案子：Fractal Design Core 1000 Black MATX Mini Tower

Although a simpler case, this Fractal Design shell still has nice internal design and is more than enough for our build.

Total Cost: $375

Although this will never set the world on fire, it has been designed to give us really nice 1080p 60 FPS gameplay in the various indie games we listed earlier—and many, many more.

案件中甚至还有足够的空间，如果需要，则可以扩展，从而使RAM增加一倍，添加SATA或NVME SSD，甚至升级CPU或GPU。

Generally speaking, although this is a build on a budget, there’s still plenty of potential, and it’s perfect for starting your indie PC gaming adventure!

Go Forth and Build!

现在，在您全力以赴之前，所有的傻瓜都花在这些零件上，您可能需要完成此独立游戏构建：

1. Windows的副本。如果您是一名学生或大型企业工作，则可以免费获得副本，或者以明显更低的成本获得副本。如果没有，我们建议Windows 10上disc ($90)orUSB ($120)。
2. 光学驱动器 - 临界，如果您想通过光盘安装Windows 10。好处是DVD-RW驱动器如今很便宜（这是20美元)。

We also have general recommendations for:

• 监视器
• 键盘
• 老鼠

如果您想查看具有较高性能的其他构建，请查看主页beplay软件。

There you have it— a great compact build to get stuck into some indie gaming!

If you have any questions or suggestions about this build, then let us know in the comments.